In some of the Prisons in the United States when a prisoner is taken to be executed the guard that is leading the procession continual shouts out, Dead man walking. Death came to us through sin; causing each human being to be a "Dead Man Walking"!

In some of the Maximum-Security Prisons in the United States ... when a prisoner is taken to be executed ... the guard that is leading the procession continual shouts out, ... "Dead man walking".
It means, ...to clear the way ... to quiet down ... for this prisoner is on their last walk ... on
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God's grace as the avenue of salvation is sometimes seen as being in conflict with obedience of the believer as a requirement, without which salvation cannot be obtained. Which is it, or is it a combination? Can this dichotomy be satisfactorily resolved?

Note: I developed a set of slides in PowerPoint 10 to use with this sermon. If anyone is interested in having them, send an Email to me at sam@srmccormick.net with the subject “PowerPoint slides - Grace” and I will Email the pptx file to you directly, along with the sermon notes in MS Word with
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Welcome Christ into your life and accept life instead of death; accept justification instead of judgment; accept power instead of bondage; and accept righteousness instead of sin.

Matt Woodly, a father of four, talks about buying his children a swing set, several years ago, as an early Christmas present. It was an extra long metal set with two swings, a two-seater swinging bench, a slide, monkey bars, and a series of hanging rings. He thought the time invested in putting it
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It seems that there is a never-ending struggle between the belief of salvation by faith alone and salvation by faith AND works. What does the Bible tell us?

Please open your Bibles to Romans 5:1-11 which we will read in a few minutes.
Over the past few of weeks we have been taking a look at the five “Solas” that were reestablished after the Protestant Reformation came along in 1517.
Sometimes when you read some of the major prophet Scriptures
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The reality of Adam and Eve is a huge issue! It underlies at least 6 major Bible doctrines and many passages of Scripture. In addition, four new extra-biblical areas are substantuating the reality of Adam and Eve. Check it out!

PROOFS THE BIBLE IS TRUE, Part 1
‘PROOF ADAM & EVE EXISTED’
I. A MAJOR TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE
A. ARE REAL, NOT MYTHOLOGICAL
The Bible presents Adam and Eve as real human beings, not as mythical characters. Here are some examples:
1. “[God] made out of one man every nation of men.”—Acts
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It's not hard to be thankful for obvious things like God, our families or our health, but what about things that might not be obvious like food, shelter and clothing? And then there are the things that we wouldn't be thankful for at all...but should be.

GIVING THANKS FOR THANKLESS THINGS
It's not very hard to be thankful for obvious things like our families, our health, or the blessings that come into our lives. But what about the things that we might not think of so easily, like the roof over our head, the clothes on our back and the food in
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Do we covet others' materials?
Do we engage in idle, unhealthy conversations?

Prattle and Covetous Materialism
Micah 2:1-12
In this Old Testament reading, we can readily categorize the message in two major parts. This Prophet Micah warns against
1) Covetous Materialism and
2) Idle Prattle.
“Covetous Materialism” – Wanting to have the most and the best. We see
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Introduction
A. Man Was Created to Live
(1) Man became a living soul (Gen 2:7)
(2) He was created for unbroken fellowship with God.
B. Death Came Because of Sin
(1) This was the one restriction in a perfect place (Gen. 3:3)
(2) Disobedience brought death (Rom. 5:12-14)
Body
A.
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The Bible tells us that patience is cheerful endurance. It is all about waiting on what God will do to your life and enjoying the wait like a child with anticipation.

In any competition, the most important factor is not how many begin with the contest, but who finishes and completes the course. Paul declared in Hebrews 12:1-3.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so
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Beginning with Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg....we dare not forget God's offer of justification and the reformation which restored to the "church" the truth of justification by faith.

In Jesus Holy Name September 24, 2017
Series: Augsburg Confession Redeemer
A C #5 Justification Text: Romans 5:1-2
“We Dare Not Forget”
The message today is not about the “how you can earn your way into heaven”. You can not. But it is about how you can have peace with God.
At
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There is a growing faction in the church that believes there is a very dangerous and twisted teaching on the grace of God, called “Hyper-Grace,” which in their estimation, takes God’s grace too far and preaches a license to sin because they don’t believe in repentance and are actually against God’s
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A sermon on God's love, and how He loves us deeply, beyond anything we could ever imagine.

God’s Love For Us
Alice thought she had the perfect fiancé. As she was getting to know Michael and his family, she was very impressed by how much his parents loved each other. “They’re so thoughtful,” she said. “Why, your dad even brings your mom a cup of hot coffee in bed every morning.”
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Is it possible to truly love God and still live a life of sin? Not an occasional, regrettable sin but a life of consciously and purposefully dwelling in sin.

Please open your Bibles to Genesis 1:11-12, 20-25 which we will read in a few minutes.
As we prepare to read this we hopefully can remember what we learned last week when those following Jesus asked Him:
John 6:28b NIV
“What must we do to do the works God requires?”
In other words, “What do
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With American society becoming more pluralistic, it is ever more important for believers to understand the simplicity of the gospel. This message explains what the gospel is and the three phases of salvation: justification, sanctification & glorification.

Romans 1:15-16
5-24-15
Our text this morning is Rom 1:15-16. In that passage Paul says, “So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for
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In the world of sports, most sports today are seasonal. We wait for the warmer weather for field sports. But in an effort to transcend the unpredictability of weather, more and more sports are being played on turf instead of grass. Although they have the ability to not flood, don’t need fertilizer,
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